Evaluation of the Wellness Peer Provider Program

The Wellness Peer Provider Program (WPPP) is a teen pregnancy prevention program by teens for teens which is centered on youth leadership and youth development. In this outreach and service delivery model, Peer Providers provide individual and group outreach in the community and health education and information services in the clinic to their peers. The program is unique in the high level of responsibility entrusted to the Peer Providers in planning and providing services to their peers. Funded by The California Wellness Foundation, the WPPP has been administered by the California Family Health Council, Inc. since 1996. As a requirement of the program evaluation, teens served through the program completed surveys at their initial clinic visit and follow-up visits. This paper will present data from surveys collected between 2002 and 2005 at baseline and follow-up visits (n=1,736). Analyses of changes between baseline and follow-up for condom use at last sex and adoption of hormonal methods will be presented. Significant differences by age and Latina ethnicity will also be examined.